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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 1219 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other purposes. · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Approval of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement

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Except as modified by this Act, and to the extent that the Pechanga Settlement Agreement does not conflict with this Act, the Pechanga Settlement Agreement is authorized, ratified, and confirmed. Any amendment to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement is authorized, ratified, and confirmed, to the extent that the amendment is executed to make the Pechanga Settlement Agreement consistent with this Act. To the extent that the Pechanga Settlement Agreement does not conflict with this Act, the Secretary is directed to and shall promptly execute— the Pechanga Settlement Agreement (including any exhibits to or part of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement requiring the signature of the Secretary); and any amendment to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement necessary to make the Pechanga Settlement Agreement consistent with this Act.
Nothing in this Act precludes the Secretary from approving modifications to exhibits to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement not inconsistent with this Act, to the extent those modifications do not otherwise require congressional approval pursuant to section 2116 of the Revised Statutes ( 25 U.S.C. 177 ) or other applicable Federal law. In implementing the Pechanga Settlement Agreement, the Secretary shall promptly comply with all applicable requirements of— the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); all other applicable Federal environmental laws; and all regulations promulgated under the laws described in subparagraphs
(A)through (C). Execution of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement by the Secretary under this section shall not constitute a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ). The Secretary is directed to carry out all Federal compliance necessary to implement the Pechanga Settlement Agreement. The Bureau of Reclamation shall be designated as the lead agency with respect to environmental compliance.
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